Stanford headlines for the week of January 7, 2009

Blood scanner detects even faint indicators of cancer
New Cantor exhibition focuses on African acquisitions
Stanford researchers investigate how plants adapt to climate
Project to develop conservation software
Alumna Rosemary Cross Hornby dies
Brain-boosting drugs OK for healthy adults, says Greely
Wind, water and sun beat other energy alternatives, study finds
Celebrating the man who invented the mouse
Robert Zajonc, pioneer of social psychology, dies at 85
California crops at risk, say Stanford researchers
Stanford makes organizational changes
Continuing Studies courses begin week of Jan. 12
Stanford admits 689 early applicants
Stanford celebrates as Milton turns 400
Heather Wimmer, director of athletics investment fund, dead at 47
Reforestation helped trigger Little Ice Age, researchers say
Munger residence nears completion; other projects move forward
Yoko Ono to speak at Stanford
Life on Earth got bigger in two, million-fold leaps
Six Stanford scholars named AAAS fellows
Entrepreneurship program wins recognition
Celebrations honor Martin Luther King Jr.
Provost discusses budget challenges
To close budget gap, university should consider deficit spending
Oversight committee on student mental health named
University reports fiscal year 2008 financial results
Honors & Awards
Campus emergency siren system to be installed
Resident fellow Thom Massey, champion of multicultural education, dies at 61
With clock ticking, surgery saves mother and child
Too much screen time undermines doctor-patient relations
Blau wins grant from state stem cell agency
Body dissection photos reveal hidden beauty
Scientists identify new kind of stem cell found in testes
Cancer shown to have 'relocation' plan for metastasizing
Researchers create first functional stem cell niche
Soaring or snoring? Fruit fly's immune system responds differently when asleep
Escape from mouse trap: Immunologist calls for more research on humans
Neuroscience scholar Parvathy Saravanapavan dies at 38
Medical center people
Report of the President to the Board of Trustees
Housing
Ph.D. Orals
Stanford appoints full-time doctor for work-related injuries
Cardinal Chronicle